Chapter 6 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What is judicial review?

Review by the judges of decisions taken by public bodies correct incorrect

All appeals to courts and tribunals from decisions taken by officials correct incorrect

Inquiries chaired by judges correct incorrect

Test cases brought in the courts correct incorrect

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. What is a quashing order?

A court/upper tribunal order requiring an official to do something correct incorrect

A court/upper tribunal order forbidding an official from doing something correct incorrect

A court/upper tribunal order setting aside an initial decision and requiring it to be taken again. correct incorrect

An ombudsman ruling that there has been maladministration correct incorrect

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. What is review?

Another name for judicial review correct incorrect

In-house review of decisions taken by officials correct incorrect

Appeals to a tribunal correct incorrect

The process of getting a Member of Parliament to take up a case correct incorrect

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. What is the Social Entitlement Chamber?

The name given to the Upper-Tier Tribunal which deals with all cases other than tax and land correct incorrect

This is the name of the tribunal which deals with Mental Health, and Special Educational Needs and Disability issues correct incorrect

This is the body that ensures that all children get a good start in life. correct incorrect

This is the name given to the first-tier tribunal dealing with appeals relating to Social Security and Child Support, Asylum Support, and Criminal Injuries Compensation correct incorrect

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. What are written representations?

The name given to letters to Members of Parliament correct incorrect

The name given to submissions to the Ombudsman correct incorrect

The name given to the procedure for dealing with most land use planning appeals correct incorrect

The name given to documents submitted to a court or tribunal correct incorrect

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. What is the 'MP filter'?

The process of filtering out unimportant letters to Members of Parliament correct incorrect

The rules relating to how MPs go through the 'lobby' when then are voting in Parliament correct incorrect

The rule that requires applications to the Parliamentary Ombudsman to be sent via an MP correct incorrect

The name for the procedure enabling the Public Administration Select Committee to study reports of the Parliamentary Ombudsman correct incorrect

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. What are complaints-handling bodies?

This is the generic name given to bodies, other than courts, tribunals and ombudsmen, which deal with complaints from members of the public about things that are alleged to have gone wrong in particular public organisations. correct incorrect

This is the generic name given to public service Ombudsmen correct incorrect

This is the generic name given to all forms of citizen redress correct incorrect

This is the generic name given to the Administrative Courts and Administrative Tribunals correct incorrect

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. What are Select Committees?

Committees of MPs who scrutinise legislation correct incorrect

Committees of special interest groups in the Houses of Parliament correct incorrect

Committees of MPs appointed to keep the work of Government departments under review correct incorrect

Official committees appointed to deal with select policy questions correct incorrect

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. What is the Tribunals Service?

The name given to those who provide advice to people appearing before tribunals correct incorrect

The name given to those who represent appellants before tribunals correct incorrect

The official organization that runs the majority of tribunals correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect